California voters overwhelmingly support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, but they oppose allowing them to obtain driverâs licenses and discounted in-state university tuition, a new poll finds.

More than two-thirds of voters believe illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay in the United States and become citizens if they meet certain requirements, according to the survey by The Field Poll and the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley. The poll was publicly released Friday, Sept. 28.

Only 13 percent of voters want to âdeport all illegal immigrants back to their home country.â

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But by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, voters oppose a âtuition discountâ at state public universities for illegal immigrants who live in California, even though Californiaâs undocumented students have been eligible for in-state tuition since 2002.

Fifty-six percent of voters oppose driverâs licenses for illegal immigrants, who have been barred from obtaining licenses since 1993. Forty percent of voters surveyed said they support licensing the immigrants. California legislators this year approved a measure now on Gov. Jerry Brownâs desk that would grant licenses to young undocumented immigrants who are granted temporary legal residency under a new Obama administration program.

Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo said he doesnât view Californiansâ opinions on illegal immigrants as contradictory. Voters want them to have a chance at citizenship but draw the line at benefits generally limited to legal California residents.

Joanne Ohnemus, a 65-year-old Republican from Highland and a poll respondent, believes illegal immigrants should be able to become citizens, as long as they learn English, because they immigrate to the United States for better opportunities.

But benefits such as in-state tuition âshould be an incentive for them to become legal and become residents,â Ohnemus said.

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Nonresidents pay about triple the tuition and fees as California residents at UC Riverside and more than double at Cal State San Bernardino.

Rocio Frausto, 34, a Democrat from Ontario, said making it easier for undocumented immigrants to attend college yields long-term benefits for the state.

Fraustoâs parents emigrated illegally from Mexico in the 1970s and later became citizens. Her father started out as a caretaker for horses at a racetrack and is now manager of a Los Angeles glass and glazing plant.

âMy parents are immigrants and now theyâre successful in this country, and theyâve contributed to the success of the United States,â she said.

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